Physical Security Flashcards
Surveillance
o Closed Circuit TV (CCTV)
o Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ)
Mantrap
Area between two doorways that holds people until they are identified and authenticated
Biometrics
§ Relies on the physical characteristics of a person to identify them
§ Biometrics is considered “something you are”
False Acceptance Rate (FAR)
Rate that a system authenticates a user as authorized or valid when they should not have been granted access to the system
False Rejection Rate (FRR)
Rate that a system denies a user as authorized or valid when they should have been granted access to the system
Crossover Error Rate (CER)
§ An equal error rate (ERR) where the false acceptance rate and false rejection rate are equal
§ EER measures the effectiveness of a biometric system